The Law of the Gun

United States | 1999

America's embattled cities are looking to the courts to do what the lawmakers won't - reduce the firepower on the streets.

Riches To Rags

South Korea | 1999

In post crash South Korea redundant executives are having a hard time surviving the disgrace of redundancy.

Life in Jail

Thailand | 1999

We gain unprecedented access into two of Thailand's most notorious prisons.

Rocket In The Jungle

French Guiana | 1999

The space sector is the most most dominant industry in French Guyana. Yet its residents rarely reap the rewards.

On The Slave Trail

Sudan | 1999

Out of the bush emerge a line of 328 ragged Dinka men, women and children. They walk in silence behind their master - a northern Sudanese slave trader. Slavery here is a tool of war. Raiders from the Islamic north come to raze the villages of the Christian south, from where the SPLA guerrillas mount their counter attacks. Into the equation have arrived Western NGOs.

Sinking Subs

Australia | 1999

In a new major investigation, one of the Australian Navy's most respected former officers says the new Collins class submarines from Swedish manufacturer Kockums are potentially unsafe.

Scenes from an occupation

Timor-Leste | 1999